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August 9th
170 Notable deaths
Alexandre Alexeieff
Artist, filmmaker, illustrator (1901-1982).
Born August 1st, 1901 in Kazan. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1982 at 81 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kurt Luedtke
Playwright, screenwriter (1939-2020).
Born September 28th, 1939 in Michigan.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 80 years old in Royal Oak. [ref]
Reginald Innes Pocock
British zoologist (1863–1947).
Born March 4th, 1863 in Bristol.
Died August 9th, 1947 at 84 years old in London.
James Gould Cozzens
American novelist (1903-1978).
Born August 19th, 1903 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1978 at 74 years old in Stuart. [ref]
Roberto Busa
Italian jesuit priest and scholar.
Born November 13th, 1913 in Asiago.
Died August 9th, 2011 at 97 years old in Gallarate. [ref]
Creighton Hale
American actor.
Born May 24th, 1889 in County Cork.
Died August 9th, 1965 at 76 years old in South Pasadena (disease).
Pierre Fatou
French mathematician and astronomer.
Born February 28th, 1878 in Lorient. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1929 at 51 years old in Pornichet. [ref]
Regina Resnik
American opera singer.
Born August 30th, 1924 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 2013 at 88 years old in New York City.
Heinrich Zille
German artist (1858-1929).
Born January 10th, 1858 in Radeburg. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1929 at 71 years old in Berlin (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Prince Henri d'Orléans
French prince (1867-1901).
Born October 15th, 1867 in Ham. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1901 at 33 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (malaria). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 170
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz